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Becoming a Successful Graphic Designer
Series: Creative Careers
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Ideal for design students and emerging professionals seeking guidance on starting and navigating a career in graphic design.
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As students prepare to enter the world of work, there are many decisions that they need to make about what type of career they want: Freelancing? Working in a design agency? Setting up their own business?
They also need the practical advice about how to work with clients, how to organise themselves, billing, etc.
Through interviews with people at all levels of design, the author provides down-to-earth and straightforward information that is relevant to today's students looking to start a career in design.
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Praised for its practical wisdom, this book is valued by design tutors and students alike. It thoughtfully compiles essential advice for embarking on a professional graphic design career, covering everything from work settings to attitude and networking. Reviewers highlight it as a solid, invaluable resource and recommend it as a key text for design courses.
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ISBN: 9781472591197
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 11 February 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Fairchild Books
Illustration: 175 colour illus
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 210.0mm
Height: 268.0mm
Weight: 680g
Pages: 192
About the Author
Neil Leonard is Programme Leader for Graphic Design at Plymouth College of Art, UK. He is the founder of Design Your Career and runs bespoke conferences and workshops for emerging designers about building their careers and businesses.
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